HAFIZABAD: Hafizabad police today claimed to have foiled kidnapping bid of 5 children, while Lahore police have retrieved a child who had gone missing from Kasur.

According to police, Hasnain, Rafay, Ahmed Raza, Mudassar and Fahad were playing alongside canal bank and the alleged kidnapper Ali Raza, abducted them on the pretext of bathing in the swimming pool.

The kidnapper was taking the kids to Head Sagar area, when the kids started shouting on spotting the police mobile at Muradian police check-post. The police arrested the kidnapper and retrieved the kids from kidnappers’ possession. The police have registered a case against the kidnapper.

Meanwhile, the police recovered Abu Bakar aged 13, while patrolling in Kot Lakhpat area in Lahore, who had gone missing from Kasur since three days. The child was handed over to the parents.